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@phoenixhunter1985
@phoenixhunter1985 23 дня назад
Japanese Historian here - Katsumoto was loosely based on a man names Saigo Takamori. Saigo was a Samurai who believed that Japan was modernizing too quickly in this period (The Meiji Era), and losing it's identity in the process. He led a rebellion, like in this movie, to remind the Emperor, though the details of the rebellion were wildly different, because Hollywood Adaptations. This still holds up as a fantastic piece of historical fiction, in my opinion, though!
@henkebenke573
@henkebenke573 23 дня назад
Thanks for the info
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
Wow! I never knew that. Thanks for sharing the backstory! ❤
@ERRATAS0707
@ERRATAS0707 23 дня назад
The difference is Saigo and the rebellion have guns although they use outdated tech at the time some of them used matchlock muskets while the Imperial army got the newest guns. And Saigo was right, Japan lost its identity.
@faisalmemon285
@faisalmemon285 23 дня назад
How many Hollywood remakes are there? By my count it’s only one (Last Samurai). And Hollywood did not ruin the history of that period. Historians or people studying history read from books, they do not use movies. Use your brain next time.
@ERRATAS0707
@ERRATAS0707 23 дня назад
@@faisalmemon285 they just romanticized it.
@stevealford230
@stevealford230 23 дня назад
Custer isn't in this movie. He died in the story that Algren told ("Custer's Last Stand"). The guy you kept calling "Custard" was Colonel Bagley, not General Custer.
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
Oops! 😂
@stevealford230
@stevealford230 23 дня назад
@@reactswithjax Da'sokay, you're forgiven. We all do it every now and then. :) Even sheep. Allegedly.
@arefxp
@arefxp 22 дня назад
@@reactswithjax General "Beagle" it is. Now you can get a beagle instead of custrad 🤣
@eatsmylifeYT
@eatsmylifeYT 22 дня назад
@@reactswithjax It's okay. You were adorable.
@bradpriebe9218
@bradpriebe9218 22 дня назад
This is the first time I've ever watched this movie and wanted pudding.😉
@fernandof.2225
@fernandof.2225 16 дней назад
fun fact: Samurai "Bob" is a well known actor and he came out of retirement for this movie.
@craigmorris4083
@craigmorris4083 23 дня назад
Just a historical note, the emperor portrayed in this movie is Emperor Meiji. He is the grandfather of emperor Shōwa (who you might know as Hirohito).
@odoetah
@odoetah 23 дня назад
"The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life." (Looks at blossoms as he is dying) "Perfect. They are all... Perfect." That was the ending line of his poem. This film is in my personal top 10 films of all-time and my favorite from Tom Cruise.
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
I love that! Yeah, this movie is pretty incredible.
@armandblake
@armandblake 22 дня назад
Same for me. Next to “The Gladiator” and “Braveheart”. I do believe the last samurai is a superior movie compared to the other 2 though
@TheHersheyr
@TheHersheyr 19 дней назад
Movie was great. Is there really a wasted life? Yes if we all failed to encourage, listen, guide, talk, and learn. I feel bad for the lost and they feel they are deserted and alone.
@twiddlinbits
@twiddlinbits 23 дня назад
My take on the main character is that he hates himself after having taken part in massacres and genocide. He doesn't think he's good for anything besides killing. He's drinking himself to death because countless battles haven't got the job done. When he'd been sparring with the kids, and is then taking a beat down from the angry warrior, Jax noted that he just never gives up. But I see it as him feeling like he hasn't yet been punished enough for being who he is. The angry warrior is sometimes his enemy and sometimes his companion, but they're usually pretty much on the same page about what he's worth and what he deserves. Their opinion of him evolves together.
@user-vf4wi2og8b
@user-vf4wi2og8b 18 дней назад
Had an uncle who used drink trying to crush memories of Korea.
@fernandof.2225
@fernandof.2225 16 дней назад
fun fact: The guy that made the sword is a 4th generation sword maker and he setup the forge and made the sword that Tom Cruise received.
@i_love_rescue_animals
@i_love_rescue_animals 4 дня назад
Wow! Cool! Thanks for that information. ❤
@Sir_Alex
@Sir_Alex 22 дня назад
Ken Watanabe performance is outstanding ❤
@KDA8919
@KDA8919 2 дня назад
Ken What Ah Nah Be*
@souless08
@souless08 14 дней назад
Most people miss the magnitude of importance of the emperor taking off his glove to actually touch and hold the sword at the end. The emperor is too godly to touch anything and never does..
@FulcanMal
@FulcanMal 7 дней назад
"I will miss..our conversations." is a line that makes me cry every time.
@malyvo0
@malyvo0 2 дня назад
My favourite is "When I took these, you WERE my enemy".
@callumpenman6957
@callumpenman6957 23 дня назад
6:24 I always read it as faith and regret. He's giving the guy a chance to kill him and wants him to succeed. Win win. If he can shoot, Nathan dies. If he can't, it proves they're not ready
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
That's great insight!
@Tantalus010
@Tantalus010 22 дня назад
Yup, Nathan was clearly miserable at that point in the movie and didn't really care whether he lived or died. I think that's part of why he opened fire at those organ pipes (or whatever they are) during his gun advertisement in the beginning: he wanted someone to think he was a threat to the crowd and shoot him. If it works, he dies. if it doesn't, he demonstrates the rifle.
@znk0r
@znk0r 19 дней назад
He has ptsd, is ashamed of what he did, drinks to forget and as Katsumoto said "You do not fear death, but some times wish for it."
@teximexi836
@teximexi836 23 дня назад
One of the beautiful things to consider about the scene where Taka offered Aldren her husbands armor. It's far more than just giving him a suit to protect him. For the family of a samurai, their name and status within the village is heavily dependent on the honor of the samurai himself. So, to offer her husbands armor is also like offering him the position as head of the family. To represent their family's name and legacy in combat. So, to give that to him, even after being the one who killed her husband, was a far more symbolic gesture than it seemed.
@ronweber1402
@ronweber1402 22 дня назад
And Taka dressing him in the armour was more intimate than any love scene.
@andreshernandez1180
@andreshernandez1180 23 дня назад
"Perfect! They are all...perfect!". What a profound realization as you're dying. Worth living a thousand lifetimes.
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
So true!
@AnthonyJonathanYT
@AnthonyJonathanYT 23 дня назад
The story of how Custer became Custard. 😂
@LokRevenant
@LokRevenant 23 дня назад
The best part is the character isn't even Custer.
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
Haha! I thought they said Custard 😂
@feralgrandad4429
@feralgrandad4429 23 дня назад
@@reactswithjax and Custer died year before, he isnt Custer Jax lol.
@ryanalexander8513
@ryanalexander8513 23 дня назад
What you call him isn't nearly as important as the fact that Custer died at the battle of Little Bighorn well before the events of this film. Which is why he does not appear in the movie
@madhunter896
@madhunter896 23 дня назад
😂😂😂
@matthewgreganti4838
@matthewgreganti4838 23 дня назад
Jax - "I think you guys should become best friends." Me - *chokes back tears*
@loot5532
@loot5532 4 дня назад
my favorite line was missed in the edit, "They have come to destroy what i have come to love". its such a powerful line, because it also speak silently to his time with the native americans, answering Bagley's question of "what is it about your own kind you hate so much?"...
@DisgruntledHippo
@DisgruntledHippo 23 дня назад
"I will miss our conversations." Gets me every time...
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
Such a great line! 😭
@auzimatic
@auzimatic 23 дня назад
It's not just that he didn't have faith that the recruit wouldn't do it but he is also chasing his own death because his past is haunting him. It is beautiful watching Tom's character evolve out of that and find peace as well as his place, FINALLY.
@shauno7
@shauno7 23 дня назад
“I think this movie’s gonna make me cry”. Truer words have not been spoken lol.
@cliveklg7739
@cliveklg7739 22 дня назад
Some of the cast from this are in the "Shogun" series, which is an absolute work of art. The actor playing the harsh Samurai that trains him is one of the leads, and Executive producer of Shogun. It is kind of a similar story, only from an even earlier period. Katsumoto: "The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life." In then end realizeing, "Perfect, they are all perfect." It is interesting that Suicide in the face of dishonor is still a problem in Japan even with programs to try to end the practice.
@Halesburg
@Halesburg 15 дней назад
He also was in one of my favorite movies "Sunshine"
@chiefcrash1
@chiefcrash1 23 дня назад
*Examines sword* "What does it say?" "Made in Earth Kingdom"
@eamon5883
@eamon5883 23 дня назад
The other side.
@testgravityy
@testgravityy 23 дня назад
never give up without a fight would have been a pretty sick quote on that sword aswell, ngl
@Oda_Samurai
@Oda_Samurai 22 дня назад
"I think this movie is gona make me cry" That is one of the few movies that makes me cry. And big time crying, not just teary eyes. I'd bet, right now, at 1:24 into the video that you'll cry a lot.
@LokRevenant
@LokRevenant 23 дня назад
Timothy Spall is one of those actors who plays every role he's given EXACTLY the way they should be played. He is, quietly, one of the greatest living actors.
@jillfromatlanta427
@jillfromatlanta427 23 дня назад
Amazing in Oscar-nominated Secrets and Lies .
@Uhlbelk
@Uhlbelk 23 дня назад
Just after the US civil war, the Japanese had a civil war. Previous to the war they had a very rigid class system with Samurai on top. After the war the new government abolished the class system and put laws against much of the trappings/traditions that showed the samurai's position. The US essentially threatened Japan to open its boarders and there was a very rapid westernization of their culture. Obviously you can't completely change a culture overnight, so samurai were still feared and revered by the general population, but they were a huge risk to the new government as a source of new civil war and rebellion for the samurai who wanted their elite position restored. In general, the samurai were either given jobs in the new government or were killed if they stepped out of line. In the movie, Katsumoto is fighting to retain, if not the Samurai's wealth and power, at least their cultural relevance.
@qrrbrbirbel2
@qrrbrbirbel2 7 дней назад
"He had so much faith he couldn't do it..." 6:02 On the contrary, he could have picked any other soldier to miss if he wanted them to miss, but he picked the guy who he just got to hit a bullseye. Algren doesn't fear death, and tests himself to see if he is supposed to die for what he did to the civilians. The flute that plays during that scene is one of my favourite parts of the soundtrack.
@michaelparsons5299
@michaelparsons5299 4 дня назад
Filming took place in New Zealand, mostly in the Taranaki region, with mostly Japanese cast members and an American production crew. This location was chosen due to the fact that Egmont/Mount Taranaki resembles Mount Fuji, and also because there is a lot of forest and farmland in the Taranaki region!
@kingbrutusxxvi
@kingbrutusxxvi 22 дня назад
Wow. The way Lamby-sama smiled all the way through the battle scene. Ice in his veins. ⛩🐑⛩
@SolidSnake8295
@SolidSnake8295 23 дня назад
27:12 “YOU’RE DRINKING AGAIN!?!” **Slow head-shake** I loved how Jax said it like a disappointed mother. 🤣
@MrDearmon
@MrDearmon 19 дней назад
Oh my gosh, Jax totally went into wife-warrior (or worrier) mode. I had a drink in my hand while watching and put it down instinctively. 👿
@bobarris
@bobarris 23 дня назад
This move was filmed largely in the north island of New Zealand.
@proteusblack8913
@proteusblack8913 22 дня назад
As any good movie with epic cinematography would be!
@chadbailey7038
@chadbailey7038 22 дня назад
There are very few perfect movies. This is one of them. And I still cry every time 😢. 🌸 PS. I don’t know if it just didn’t make the edit, but the head samurai guy takes Nathan captive because of his earlier dream of the white tiger, and then he sees a white tiger on the banner Nathan uses to defend himself! 😮
@nicksykes4575
@nicksykes4575 23 дня назад
Sargent Gant is played by one of Scotlands greatest comedians, Mr Billy Connolly, as part of the promotion for this film Billy and Tom appeared on Britains biggest chat show of the time "Parkinson", by the end of it Tom was almost falling off his chair with laughter. You can see it on RU-vid. If you want to see Billys most badass film role, try Boon Dock Saints, with Willem DaFoe.
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
That's awesome! Thanks for the recommendations! ❤
@kaelinvictus6039
@kaelinvictus6039 23 дня назад
I just remembered that this movie also echoes the same powerful values told by a beloved Japanese role playing game. "Die and be free of your suffering or live to fight your sorrow".
@granadosvm
@granadosvm 22 дня назад
This is a great fictional story placed in a real time in Japan, called the "Meiji restoration". During the Edo period, Japan was closed to the exterior, shoguns ruled the country and the emperor was almost a mere figure. When Commodore Perry from the US Navy forced Japan to open, they realized they needed to unite behind a single rule to survive, so emperor Meiji had to find his footing to rule the country. He was not as young as portrayed in the movie, but the age of the actor reflects well that the emperor had no actual experience ruling the country. He had to transform from a pampered representation of the traditions into an actual ruler, so I think the way it shows in the movie is well done. Also, during the Edo period everything was highly regulated, including who could wear certain clothes or hair styles. When they banned samurai, they did not ban swords (you can see pictures of World War II Japanese soldiers carrying their swords), but samurai organizations, training and traditional looks to identify themselves as samurai, that's why they cut Katsumoto's hair.
@andyf313
@andyf313 23 дня назад
The last line of the poem was written on the katana he has commissioned for Nathan & presented him before the final battle. Also, I genuinely feel Tom should've received an Oscar nomination for this performance, as it's arguably his best dramatic work.
@jillfromatlanta427
@jillfromatlanta427 23 дня назад
The engraving on the katana has nothing to do with "the poem"....the line "they are all perfect" is the last line of the poem. Agree with you about this being one of Cruise's best...I think Watanabe's Oscar-nominated performance made Cruise bring his A Game to every scene he was in.
@andyf313
@andyf313 22 дня назад
@@jillfromatlanta427 weird. I thought for sure the rhyming line scheme spoken & engraved on the katana was the final piece of the poem, if it isn't, then I'm totally sold on "they are all perfect".
@Dizzyruptor
@Dizzyruptor 22 дня назад
@@jillfromatlanta427 Absolutely. Ken Watanabe knocked it out the park with this movie. Incredible performance.
@gabriellaguna2551
@gabriellaguna2551 2 дня назад
And what about Born on the fourth of July ?
@RedKytten
@RedKytten 23 дня назад
A friend of mine made an observation after she saw this in theatres. "It honors the traditions of both American and Japanese action movies. All the Japanese main characters died, and the American survived no matter what happened to him."
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
That's a great observation!
@billbill6094
@billbill6094 23 дня назад
I feel like I see this comment said this exact way too many times to believe any one individual friend just happened to make that connection.
@Pupalah
@Pupalah 23 дня назад
in my opinion, youre not a hero unless you die
@CostMeALeg
@CostMeALeg 23 дня назад
​@@Pupalah hahahahaha great tell that to all the family members of the men and women who didn't die on 9/11 but spent hundreds of hours collecting body parts, breathing asbestos... or the men and women who come back from war missing limbs. smfh
@thebkg
@thebkg 22 дня назад
​@@Pupalahif the ending portrayed is true, then Algren didn't die after the battle, but rather was reborn into a new life that no longer included war. And I would still call him a hero. The definition of a hero is not complicated. A hero is someone who risks their own life to save another's.
@AkodoNoEyes
@AkodoNoEyes 22 дня назад
“I say dredge it up!!!!” 😂😂😂😂 same girl!!!!
@MarcoMM1
@MarcoMM1 23 дня назад
Great reaction Jax like always, love this movie its one of my favourites. When Katsumoto says "Perfect" and the tear rolls off his cheek. That is one of the most perfectly shot scenes I have seen. Many people think that the character of Tom Cruise is the Last Samurai, that is wrong. Contrary to popular conception, the title of the film does not refer to Nathan Algren, or even Katsumoto, as the Last Samurai. The word "Samurai" here is in its plural form and is actually referring to Katsumoto's clan as a whole. This was confirmed by the director. Cruise's character was the narrator of the story about Katsumoto. And a fun-fact, this was filmed in New Zealand and Tom Cruise would have to fly by helicopter from the town he was staying in out to the set in the country side. He would fly over a small country school of only about 20-30 students and they were 5-11 yrs old. Every day they would stand outside and wave to the helicopter and had a little sign they held up saying " Hi Tom". Tom Cruise found out where the school was and arranged for his helicopter to land at the school and spent the morning with the children. Keep up the good work.
@thebkg
@thebkg 22 дня назад
The Bow and Arrow revolutionized warfare with the intro of Ranged Weapons. While not it's primary focus, this movie does a great job of depicting how a change in technology has always shifted the balance of power in war. The rifle had greater range than the bow, but its limits left it vulnerable. The Gatling gun however was a devastating advancement that changed war once again. To my knowledge it was the first weapon to virtually removed skill from the equation. No longer did it take years to develop a trained force.
@ThomasKnip
@ThomasKnip 23 дня назад
There are few movies that make grown men cry. This is on top of the list.
@The-Real-aPOC
@The-Real-aPOC 23 дня назад
That's Colonel Bagley, not Custer
@Gylaran
@Gylaran 23 дня назад
Custard
@SolidSnake8295
@SolidSnake8295 23 дня назад
15:09 Algren: “That is your job correct? Protecting me?” Jax: “That is NOT his job.” Actually, it IS his job. Katsumoto wanted to prevent anyone from killing Algren so he assigned “Bob” to protect him. “Bob” knew Ujio wouldn’t kill Algren so there was no need to intervene. Knowing this makes “Bob’s” sacrifice to save Algren at the end much more impactful. He died doing his duty.
@Gylaran
@Gylaran 23 дня назад
I believe Bob didn't sacrifice himself out of duty, but because he started to honor him.
@Raven777777777777777
@Raven777777777777777 23 дня назад
This is one of those movies where all the people involved in making of this movie fit together so well that it became a legend.
@seanmc1351
@seanmc1351 3 дня назад
Hey girl, The reporter in this movie in the white suits, is tomothy spall, he started his career in the 80's, in a comedy show, and people from different regions of the uk, who went to germany to work as builders, Timothy is probably one of the best to come from the show, and he has a wonderful career, and many awards. Very good friends with tom cruise, as is billy connoly, the long hair scotsman who dies early in the film, he is a stand up comic, one of the very best, a true legend, sadly he has parkinsons now
@2ndTim3_1-6
@2ndTim3_1-6 5 дней назад
ive seen this 100 times, its such a beautiful story all the subtle nuances of the Samurai , his Character arc, the history , the bravery
@Torzelan
@Torzelan 23 дня назад
My favorite stand-alone movie, hits everything "just right" for me. Perfect balance of drama, action, humor and everything. Really appreciate the restraint shown during the Nathan - Taka relationship, wasn't cheapened by forcing it to progress faster or further. All around great cast; my favorite Cruise performance (and character) and really made me a big fan of Ken Watanabe and Hiroyuki Sanada in particular. And of course it's just _beautiful_, especially in Katsumoto's village. Happy this movie is getting the appreciation I think it deserves, not that it did poorly or was panned or anything but used to just hear endless complaints about historical inaccuracies and such as if it was trying to be a documentary. No, it knew what it was doing and it did it pretty much perfectly. 10/10, holds up so well however annoying that it's like the one Cruise movie that hasn't got a 4K UHD release.
@LucasxDucas
@LucasxDucas 23 дня назад
That moment Katsumoto dutifully lifts his son in agonizing grief. Also, can we acknowledge Hiroyuki Sanada being the sword in this movie v. the mastermind as Toronaga in Shogun. Peak performances.
@jillfromatlanta427
@jillfromatlanta427 23 дня назад
Sanada also did a great job in John Wick Chapter 4
@Dizzyruptor
@Dizzyruptor 22 дня назад
@@jillfromatlanta427 Indeed. Such an under used actor. It's time he got the recognition he deserves.
@jillfromatlanta427
@jillfromatlanta427 22 дня назад
@@Dizzyruptor check out White Countess with Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson and Sanada...on oldie but a goodie
@kookai3125
@kookai3125 4 дня назад
FYI : The Japanese actress that you impressed name 'Koyuki Kato' (born Dec. 1976) . She's a famous actress and model in JP. I saw her in some JP.-dramas before surprised when I found her on this big Hollywood in the theater. But in my remembered, she's only 2 film in western (another is 'Blood: The Last Vampire.). She's often be in romantic-dramas series. So when I saw her in The Last Samurai, I thought that's a good choice for this role as same as 'Ken Watanabe' and 'Hiroyuki Sanada' in the main characters of the JP side. My impression of her is her eyes or face expression in her actress. Her deep emotional portray in any casts are so good. She's like 'talk less, act deep'.
@chaospoet
@chaospoet 18 дней назад
I worked in a movie theater when this came out. It didn't do great in theaters. Not that I can blame people as it's competition when it came out were films like Tim Burton's Big Fish and Lord of the Ring: The Return of the King. What got me curious to go see it was the fact that those who did see it all came out crying. What finally made me go "OK, I NEED to see this on my next day off." was one of my regulars was this old, Korean War Vet. He was somewhere around his late 60s early 70s, but tough as nails, and would give you that kind of smile that said "I could still kill you with just my pinky, if I wanted to, but I like you." After he saw a movie, I'd ask him on his way out what he thought? It'd almost always be a short, almost in a grunt, "Good." or "Sucked." When he saw this movie, he had to be helped out, because he was sobbing so hard he couldn't walk. I was both stunned and in awe that a movie could make an old man who was hard as iron and had seen it all weep like that. Saw it on my next day off. I was a wreck for the rest of the day.
@paulsoldner9500
@paulsoldner9500 17 дней назад
Why did you say it didn't do well? It made almost 3 times it's budget & was the 6th highest grossing film of the year, while Big Fish didn't even do double and was 47th.
@chaospoet
@chaospoet 17 дней назад
@@paulsoldner9500 I meant at the theater I was working at. If we got a dozen people to see it that was a good day. Most people were waiting for Lord of the Rings to be the movie they'd go to see that month. I still have PTSD from the opening day for THAT one. Good God!
@paulsoldner9500
@paulsoldner9500 16 дней назад
@@chaospoet AH got it. No worries. And yeah, everyone knows ROTK was the biggest film of that year.
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 16 дней назад
What a beautiful story! That's such a special memory and makes me love this film even more. ❤️
@bafumat
@bafumat 4 дня назад
They are all perfect was the best line of the whole movie. His realization only at the very end was beautiful.
@dmwalker24
@dmwalker24 22 часа назад
Katsumoto's final act restores any honor lost in defeat. And so he reasserts control over his own life. It is the same kind of choice we saw his son make on that bridge. There are many negative aspects to the old system they were fighting to defend, but much of its philosophy and wisdom are just as valid now as they ever were.
@fernandof.2225
@fernandof.2225 16 дней назад
fun fact: The Emperor is a Chinese person that does traditional theatre.
@DogmaBeoulve
@DogmaBeoulve 7 дней назад
Jax's laughs and giggles are still some of the sweetest things to be heard on the planet!
@justaperson4229
@justaperson4229 6 дней назад
You asked why some ride horses and others don't? There are different units in each army those on horses are called "Calvary" Those on foot are "Infantry" Those with bows are Archers and so on they each have their own specific purpose and task. Those infantries are usually trained for endurance and close quarters combat, I'm pretty sure they have the stamina for the long haul.
@ezioauditore4061
@ezioauditore4061 23 дня назад
This was a great movie. Hans Zimmer's soundtrack made it generational. So many emotional moments. Of all the epic period piece movies of the 2000's, this was my favorite. Even above Gladiator. It had more heart than the rest.
@wickedsouls3402
@wickedsouls3402 23 дня назад
Mission Impossible series and Trophic Thunder are must see...
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
I am looking forward to Mission Impossible!
@erjino
@erjino 23 дня назад
@@reactswithjax Now, we are, too.
@bobarris
@bobarris 23 дня назад
The bad guy is baggley, not Custer
@SolidSnake8295
@SolidSnake8295 23 дня назад
That’s “Custard.” 😜
@StephFlinger
@StephFlinger 19 дней назад
Hello This film is adapted from the real story of Jules Brunet, French officer who participated, among others, in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and in the Battle of Hakodate. Originally, he was in Japan to instruct the army of the Shogun Yoshinobu Tokugawa, but ended up participating in the fights with the men he instructed.
@billbill6094
@billbill6094 23 дня назад
While the story plays a little fast and loose with historical details about the rebellion and the battle, especially the myth that samurai were against guns, it really is a beautifully told story. Tom Cruise demanded real Japanese actors be used to play the Japanese in the movie as Hollywood has a tradition of giving all Asian roles to Chinese actors who were more exploited by the industry and therefore cheaper. I also like how Nathan begins to heal. I see a lot of people reduce it to Hollywood Japanese mystification but there are so many reasons why his healing makes sense. He stops drinking to cope and is forced to confront and process his trauma without the meddling of an addiction. He meditates regularly which psychology has proven is a ubiquitously healthy practice that helps with nearly every mental illness/disorder, including PTSD. He has a support structure, he was on his own since a teenager at war but now he found a family, a culture, and a permanent/stable home for once in his life. He's surrounded by nature and keeps his mind busy by both learning Japanese swordsmanship and language learning, so goal priented exercise and activities. And it all shows in both his behavior and his fighting, when he hits the state of Mushin ("No Mind"). I don't necessarily think they were saying his PTSD was cured, just that he's learned better mechanisms to live with his trauma.
@PROVOCATEURSK
@PROVOCATEURSK 23 дня назад
Our boy Yoshii Toranaga and Scorpion.
@michaelakers8698
@michaelakers8698 22 дня назад
I was laughing my butt off every time you called Bagley Custer 😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂
@RedSinter
@RedSinter 18 дней назад
Yes, they filmed in Japan. Tom went to Japan 2 yrs in advance to learn Japanese, indulge in the culture, and learn Kenjitsu as best he might. It is just one of the many reasons the Japanese Love TC.
@Nonamed70
@Nonamed70 15 дней назад
one of my absolute favorite movies of all time. Perfect cast, such a moving story. and the fact that this story actually happened, where the military would do everything in their power to make the samurai outcasts, while they were protecting the reigning emperor for thousands of years before, its just so heartwrenching. These people still stood loyal to their emperor even after all that they had to endure and wouldnt even flinch for a second to give their lifes for his. What a movie, I think one of tom cruises best roles to date, if not the best. I also dont know why, but this movie always, and I mean ALWAYS brings me to tears. Something about it just resonates with me and I think its the context under which I saw the movie for the first time, being in quite the dark spot and never really being able to let go of my negative emotions except when watching movies that were dear to me. Same with Harry Potter. Something just meditates in me when I watch these movies 😂
@frankenstein3526
@frankenstein3526 23 дня назад
Always enjoy watching as reactors dislike Ujio at first, then come to accept him as he trains Algrin in “the way of the sword” , and finally are cheering for him during the final battle… Hiroyuki Sanada really made the character of Ujio so memorable !
@mrtravdawg
@mrtravdawg 19 дней назад
That victory yell at 22:37 still gives me goosebumps. 💯👍
@davidyoung745
@davidyoung745 23 дня назад
I’ve always liked this one. Too many people misunderstand and think the Cruise’s character was the last samurai of the title. But when the movie came out, he said repeatedly in interviews that Watanabe Ken’s character (Katsumoto) was the last samurai. I can never remember the actress’s name who plays the wife of the man Allgren killed…..but for years everyone would say my youngest daughter, Satomi, looked just like her.
@dewru8270
@dewru8270 23 дня назад
Your freaking jokes about "eating custard" and "well you would have to watch the whole movie" during the most intense parts of the movie had me cracking up when I was perfectly happy tearing up. Glad you liked it, was one of my favorite movies when it came out.
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
Glad you could have a laugh and a cry! What a wonderful movie! ❤
@tylorfox783
@tylorfox783 22 дня назад
I think the scene where Taka helps Algren into his armor is one of the most intimate scenes in a film. Love this movie.
@ronweber1402
@ronweber1402 22 дня назад
Agree. Much more emotional than any love scene could have been.
@tylorfox783
@tylorfox783 22 дня назад
@@ronweber1402 the tenderness and care in that scene as well as the armor of her deceased husband showing that she’s placing her love for him above any sentimentality, it shows so many emotions and subtleties lost in a gratuitous sex scene.
@williambranch4283
@williambranch4283 23 дня назад
At that time, the peasants hadn't fought for 300 years. Japanese commanders are strongly motivated to win.
@waratahdavid696
@waratahdavid696 9 дней назад
"Don't hiss at him!" Lol = " 'Dis is Samuri, ve don't hiss here!"
@neilthornton3544
@neilthornton3544 14 дней назад
This period is also why they drive on the left today. The government contracted British companies to build railways and British trains move forward on the left side track with road travel following the same convention.
@MrSiriusAB
@MrSiriusAB 23 дня назад
44:31 "I like to think he may have at last found some small measure of peace, that we all seek, and few of us ever find." With 'A Small Measure of Peace" by Hans Zimmer in the background 😭😭😭
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
Such a beautiful ending!
@AlexanderAshcroft
@AlexanderAshcroft 23 дня назад
This isn't a Story About The Hero's Losing, its about the changing of the times, its about History.
@user-mr6qu8jr3i
@user-mr6qu8jr3i 20 дней назад
“I always feel so bad for horses because they don’t sign up for it”. It’s interesting that you said this, that was the exact sentiment of my grandfather when recalling his time in World War I (he served in the Canadian artillery). People started the war and people fought the war but so many horses died and they had no choice in any of it.
@adrianfuegoscuro6308
@adrianfuegoscuro6308 9 дней назад
6:54 Samurai War Cry!! Chills everytime
@BizzyX78
@BizzyX78 21 день назад
----- - They used roughly the same scenario in 'Stargate SG-1' as with 'Nathan Algren' being brought back with them to that little village. -----
@joshuawiedenbeck6944
@joshuawiedenbeck6944 22 дня назад
You can find photos online of groups of Samurai like it showed them taking towards the end of this movie. A lot of things you see in this movie loosely happened in real life.
@chuckwilson4186
@chuckwilson4186 22 дня назад
The purpose of the photographer was to document what went on so generations would know what had happened .. he takes notes writes things down .. so he can put it in a book .. a “ history book “ this is how we know about our own civil war .. photography and diaries .. someone must tell the story
@RoGueNavy
@RoGueNavy 20 дней назад
That scene where the Samurai materialize out of the fog, gives me chills, every time.
@michaelvincent4280
@michaelvincent4280 21 день назад
Only one other reaction watcher showed him hugging the boy. I feel this was one of the most important scenes in the story. Thank You.
@holgerokorn3164
@holgerokorn3164 22 дня назад
The American hero returned to the samurai village and impregnated the 500 widows. His grandchildren raided Pearl Harbor.
@kenrobins6262
@kenrobins6262 21 день назад
"I will tell you how he lived." Great line. So glad you realized that Samurai can be plural and it's about their way of life ending. So many reactors wonder whether Katsumoto or Algren is THE last Samurai.
@GergC0521
@GergC0521 23 дня назад
This is one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen. I'm glad you enjoyed it. The gentleman you kept referring to as "Custard" was actually Colonel Bagley. Nathan, speaks of Lt. Colonel George Custer (who was a General in the Civil War) as being a bad leader, leading his men to be slaughtered in Montana. Custer's ego (like Bagley's) and 700 men vs up to 2500 Native Americans. Almost 1/2 Custer's men were killed or wounded compared to only 30-100 from the tribal nations.
@charleswatkins8558
@charleswatkins8558 21 день назад
This is one of my favorite MOVIES ! I'm so glad you decided to watch this movie. This movie in my OPINION depicts the the struggle between life and death, Wright and WRONG and how to live life itself !!
@Pecos1
@Pecos1 21 день назад
Katsumoto's last line, "Perfect. They are all... perfect.", was not only his final words, it was the last line he picked for his poem. Knowing this, the words should take on a deeper meaning for you.
@eatsmylifeYT
@eatsmylifeYT 22 дня назад
"Namae" is "name" in Japanese. "Watashi wa namae des" is "My name is..."
@metoo7557
@metoo7557 23 дня назад
"Gosh that actor looks so familiar" Yes, that's the guy everyone loves to hate from Ghostbusters, or more probably Die Hard 1 and Die Hard 2.
@berserkrhadley
@berserkrhadley 23 дня назад
William Atherton... LOVED hating him in "Real Genius" as well. 🙂
@LucasxDucas
@LucasxDucas 23 дня назад
@@berserkrhadleypeak reference - that one usually is before Ghostbusters when I think about his prior gigs.
@jillfromatlanta427
@jillfromatlanta427 23 дня назад
Decades ago he was great in the miniseries Centennial
@daave365
@daave365 22 дня назад
Don’t forget Bio-Dome 😂
@ianlove1215
@ianlove1215 23 дня назад
This is his best film!!! It is so emotional, I do cry every single time!!
@reactswithjax
@reactswithjax 23 дня назад
It's so good!
@FeaturingRob
@FeaturingRob 19 дней назад
If you liked this film by Edward Zwick, he has a truly impressive resume of films he has directed or produced... - Legends of the Fall with Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Julia Ormond...this was the film that put Brad over the top as a star. A love story that is EPIC!!! - Glory with Matthew Broderick, Cary Elwes, Denzel Washington, and Morgan Freeman. The story of the 54th Massachusetts, one of the earliest African-American regiments in the Civil War. Denzel won his first Oscar, Best Supporting Actor for his performance. - Jack Reacher: Never Go Back with Tom Cruise in his second and final outing as Lee Child's Jack Reacher, a former Army investigator. The role of Reacher is now in the hands of Alan Ritchson on Amazon's Reacher (who looks more like Reacher should look according to the novels). Still, Cruise does well in the role. - Courage Under Fire with Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, and Matt Damon (pre-stardom). - Love and Other Drugs with Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal - About Last Night with Rob Lowe and Demi Moore As a Producer: - Shakespeare In Love with Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Affleck, and Dame Judi Dench. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actress (Paltrow), Best Supporting Actress (Dench), Best Screenplay, and several others. This one is kind of controversial as many people didn't like that it took a lot of Oscars from Saving Private Ryan, the other big film that year. Many still feel both the film and Paltrow didn't deserve their awards. For the film, arguments can be made both ways. For Paltrow, I thought that Cate Blanchett should have won for playing Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth (which is the same historic figure that Judi Dench played in Shakespeare In Love, just older). - Dangerous Beauty with Catherine McCormick (Murron from Braveheart), Rufus Sewell, and Oliver Platt. This is a favorite of mine, and a true story of Veronica Franco, a courtesan and poetess from Venice during the Renaissance. - Traffic with Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Don Cheadle, and Benecio Del Toro, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. About the illegal drug trade, and the war on drugs. - I Am Sam with Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer. A mentally challenged man fights to retain custody of his daughter (played at various ages by both Elle and Dakota Fanning).
@tomaskennedy
@tomaskennedy 12 дней назад
23:22 I think when everyone cleared the street for the Samurai, it was more out of respect than fear.
@WolffQuam
@WolffQuam 11 дней назад
6:05 It's not even about having faith that the guy would not be able to shoot him correctly. If he missed, then Nathan proved his point, and if he got hit, he was at a point so low in his life that he wouldn't mind it. He was basically a bit suicidal here.
@kadeyray7222
@kadeyray7222 19 дней назад
Fun Fact! There was a solider in real life similar to Tom Cruise character, Jules Brunet, a distinguished French military officer and artillery expert, played a pivotal role in the Boshin War (1868-1869) in Japan. Initially dispatched as part of a French military mission to modernize the Japanese army, Brunet found himself deeply involved in the conflict, siding with the Tokugawa shogunate. Amidst the turmoil, he trained and fought alongside samurai, blending Western military tactics with traditional Japanese warfare. His dedication saw him engage in several key battles, where his artillery expertise significantly impacted the war's dynamics. Despite the ultimate defeat and capture of the shogunate forces, Brunet's legacy endures as a symbol of the intercultural military collaboration during Japan's transformative era.
@lethalchocobo1886
@lethalchocobo1886 18 дней назад
Nathan Algren is loosely based on a historic character, Jules Brunet. He was a French officer and an artillery instructor for the Shogun (Japan's military ruler), who actively participated in the Boshin war (1868-69), a rebellion led by the Tokugawa Shogunate against the Emperor Meiji, who's also present in this movie. The Shogunate opposed Meiji's policy to open Japan to the West, especially after the humiliating treaties the latter imposed on Japan in 1854 and 1858, and the ever decreasing influence of the nobles and the Samurai. It felt that that West could be an existential threat to the Japanese identity and way of life. Brunet fought on their side, and managed to escape and return to France after the Rebellion was ultimately crushed. Meiji is considered to be one of the greatest Emperors in Japan's history and the father of modern Japan. Nathan is not the Last Samurai in the movie, Katsumoto is.
@Proteus2905
@Proteus2905 23 дня назад
"What is it about your own people that you hate so much?" "Just look in a mirror and you'll see."
@J.Castle
@J.Castle 23 дня назад
As a Marine who has done two tours in Iraq. I hated looking myself in a mirror when I was out. 😢
@OneVoiceMore
@OneVoiceMore 23 дня назад
The actor who fired Nathan in the early movie is a familiar-looking actor. William Atherton, probably most famous as Mr. Peck from the EPA in "Ghostbusters" Die Hard 1 and 2, (the asshole reporter) and "Looking for Mr. Goodbar."
@desmawalker556
@desmawalker556 22 дня назад
That guy that you kept referring to as "Custer" 😆😂 is ACTUALLY 'Hollywood Royalty'. His name is Tony Goldwyn - and he's an INCREDIBLE Actor/Director that's been in SO MUCH STUFF it's ridiculous. On-screen, you'll remember him MOST for playing President Fitzgerald "Fitz" Grant on the popular t.v. show SCANDAL; as the love interest of "Olivia Pope". 🔥 (That's one series you might wanna react to on your channel). 👍😀 A few other popular roles of his were in GHOST, TARZAN (he was in the animated version), & GLORY. But, getting back to the 'Hollywood Royalty' thing.... He's the Grandson of Samuel Goldwyn; One of the Founding Members of MGM Studios (Metro/Goldwyn/Mayer).
@jasonpratt3970
@jasonpratt3970 23 дня назад
6:17 I’m not sure it was faith he couldn’t do it. It also could’ve been Algren’s release from his hell.
@cobbycaputo3332
@cobbycaputo3332 23 дня назад
I was going to say the same thing. There are times he "wishes for death".
@christheripper7
@christheripper7 23 дня назад
One of my favorite movies. I worked at a movie theater when this came out and saw it at least 10 times in the theater.
@felixmendaros5425
@felixmendaros5425 20 дней назад
Seppuku is the ultimate form of refusal to the samurai of their lords commands
@engokaihe9056
@engokaihe9056 21 день назад
I see Lammy is all buckled up for the war😂😂😂
@johnhammond3056
@johnhammond3056 23 дня назад
truly is one of my favourite films.
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